Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 782

Chapter 782: Good News
After considering the pros and cons, Su Lide said, “Then let your mother prepare it. There is only one house next to Jiajia’s boyfriend’s third brother. So, just prepare two portions.”

“As for the elders, we will prepare after visiting the neighbors and getting more information about them,” he added.

“Okay. I’m going to inform my mother now,” Su Jian said before he went to the kitchen.

While Su Lide continued to clean the front yard and prepare the soil for planting, Meng Qiaoping and Su Lanying were busy in the kitchen.

Today, their family woke up feeling refreshed. When they saw there was a basket of steamed buns, they steamed some buns for breakfast.

Later, Su Jian went to the foothills to collect firewood. His mother and sister were responsible for checking the food supply while his father went to prepare the yard for planting vegetables.

Just after Su Lanying finished checking the food supply, Su Jian entered the kitchen.

He placed the firewood at the corner of the kitchen and said, “Mother, my Father wants you to prepare two portions of snacks for the neighbors. We will visit them later.”

“Brother, there are a lot of snacks in the cabinet. Should we pack mixed nuts or fruit slices?” Su Lanying asked.

After hearing what his sister said, Su Jian asked, “Ah Ying, how much food do we have?”

Although Su Lanying was born frail, she has a strong memory and is good at arithmetic.

After hearing her brother’s question, she said, “The staple food includes 150 kilograms of rice, 200 kilograms of white flour, 200 kilograms of corn flour, 100 kilograms of noodles, 300 kilograms of coarse grains, and 50 kilograms of potatoes.”

“Other ingredients include 20 kilograms of vegetables, 10 kilograms of fruits, 5 pieces of salted fish, and 20 kilograms of salted meat.”

“As for seasonings, we have five liters of oil, two cans of lard, one can of chili oil, two kilograms of salt, five kilograms of sugar, five kilograms of brown sugar, two bottles of sesame oil, two jars of wild honey, and a bottle of oyster sauce.”

“We also have five kilograms of mixed nuts, two kilograms of dried fruit slices, and two bottles of tonic wine,” she added.

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Jian was stunned. He knew his cousin was making a lot of money as a black market middleman. But he never expected his cousin had so much money.

Not to mention anything else, the staple food and tonic wine alone already cost a lot of money. He knew prices on the market would keep rising because state-owned supply store’s stocks were running out and they needed to wait until the summer harvest before they could refill their stock.

Seeing her brother in a daze, Su Lanying asked, “Brother, what are you thinking about?”

Su Jian came to his senses and said, “It’s nothing.”

“Just pack some mixed nuts. It’s our first time here, so there’s no need to give too much,” Meng Qiaoping said from the side.

Su Jian glanced at the kitchen and felt that the quantity stored there did not match his sister’s calculation, so he asked, “By the way, is there food stored in the warehouse?”

Su Lanying nodded and said, “There is an underground warehouse on the west side of the house. Food is stored in it. There is also a small underground ice cellar on the east side of the house. But, there is nothing inside.”

Just as the Su family was adapting to their new home, Houzi sneaked into the production team’s pigsty. Although the sun has just risen, the people who live here have already started working.

Seeing his grandpa shoveling pig manure, Houzi’s eyes turned red. His grandfather is 70 years old and his physical condition is not as good as before. He hoped that whatever plans the people in the capital had planned would succeed so that his grandpa could regain his freedom.

Houzi was afraid that his grandpa would be worried if he saw him looking sad, so he quickly controlled his emotions and called softly, “Grandpa.”

Hearing his grandson’s voice, Old Su turned around and asked in a low voice with a hint of surprise, “Ah Jun, what are you doing here? It’s not safe to come here in the morning. You’d better go back quickly.”

After entering the pigsty, Houzi took his Grandpa’s hand and whispered, “Grandpa, I’m here to bring you medicine and food. I also have good news to tell you.”

“Our family is already like this, how could there be any good news?” Old Su sighed.

“Grandpa, you can’t lose hope. I brought my second uncle and his family to this village. In the future, you will have family to take care of you. Although they can’t visit you in public, I feel much more at ease with them here.

When old Su heard this, his eyes widened in surprise. After his eldest son was shot dead in front of him, all he wanted to do was send his second son away to ensure his safety. He never dared to think about seeing him again in his life. As long as his second son and his family can live, he is satisfied.

Therefore, when he heard his grandson’s words, he was not only feeling unhappy but also worried about their safety. He held his grandson’s hand tightly and asked, “Why did you bring them here? What if their identity is exposed and they are caught?”

“Ah Jun, why are you so reckless ah?” he added distressingly.

Houzi knew that his grandpa was worried about their safety, so he quickly explained, “Grandpa, don’t worry. I have arranged a new identity for them. No one can associate them with you. Therefore, they will be safe living here.”

“I also arranged for them to live next to Jiajia’s boyfriend’s house. After she marries her boyfriend, she can take care of them. With the help of the Li family, you will not have to worry about my second uncle’s family,” he added.